Prefixes and Suffixes Most Commonly used List
Prefixes
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Suffixes
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List #1
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List #1
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a-, an-
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without
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a, ac, al
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pertaining to
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ab-
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away from
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algia
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pain
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ad-
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toward
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ase
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enzyme
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ante-
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before
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centre
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puncture
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anti-
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against
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cide
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causing death
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aut-
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self
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cente
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puncture
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bi-
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both, two
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dipsia
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thirst
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brady-
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slow
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ectomy
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surgical removal
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circum-
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round
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emesis
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vomit
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contra-
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against
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emia
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blood
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di-
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two
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esthesia
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sensation
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diplo-
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double
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genesis, genic
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origin, source
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dys-
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painful, difficult
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gram, graph
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pictures, record
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ecto-
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outside
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ia
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a disease
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endo-, intra-
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inside
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iasis
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abnormal condition
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List #2
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List #2
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epi-
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upper, above
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ic, cial, is
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pertaining to
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ex-
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out, from
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ism
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state of
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hemi-
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half
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itis
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inflammation
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hyper-
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excessive, above, more than
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lysis
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destruction
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hypo-
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deficient, below, less than
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malacia
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softening
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inter-
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between
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megaly
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enlarged
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later-
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side
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oid
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like, similar
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lipo-
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fat
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ologist
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specialist
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mal-
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bad, difficult
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ology
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study of
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mega-, macro-
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large
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oma
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tumor
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micro-
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small
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orrhagia
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hemorrhage
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mono-, uni-
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one, single
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orrhea
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flow
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neo-
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new
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osis
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condition of
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ortho-
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straight
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ostomy
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surgical opening
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peri-
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around
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pathy
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disease
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List #3
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List #3
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poly-
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many, much
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penia
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deficiency
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post-
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behind, after
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phobia
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fear
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pre-
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before, in front of
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plasty
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surgical repair
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pro-
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forward
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plegia
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stroke, paralysis
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pseudo-
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false
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ptosis
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drooping down
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retro-
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backward, behind
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rhagia
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bursting forth
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semi-
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half
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sclerosis
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hardening
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sub-
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below
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scope
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picture, inspection
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tachy-
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fast
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stasis
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stoppage
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tele-
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distant, far
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toxic
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poisonous
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trans-
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across
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trophy
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development, growth
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ultra-
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beyond, excess
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uria
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urine
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